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Tokyo Story poster
S
Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 92.4 / 100
1953·Drama·2h 17m

TOKYO STORY

“As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief.”

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

Above the Line
Yasujirô Ozu·DirectorKōgo Noda·ScreenplayYasujirō Ozu·ScreenplayYûharu Atsuta·Director of PhotographyTakanobu Saitō·Original Music ComposerYoshiyasu Hamamura·Editor
Cast
Chishū Ryū·Shukichi HirayamaChieko Higashiyama·Tomi HirayamaSetsuko Hara·Noriko HirayamaHaruko Sugimura·Shige KanekoSo Yamamura·Koichi HirayamaKuniko Miyake·Fumiko HirayamaKyōko Kagawa·Kyoko HirayamaEijirō Tōno·NumataNobuo Nakamura·Kurazo KanekoShirō Ōsaka·Keizo Hirayama
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Yasujirō Ozu·Director
Writing· 2
Kōgo Noda·ScreenplayYasujirō Ozu·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Yûharu Atsuta·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Yoshiyasu Hamamura·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Takanobu Saitō·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Takeshi Yamamoto·Producer
By the Numbers
92.4
OF 100
Master Score
8.1
OF 10
IMDb
100%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Tokyo Story's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8B6E2E
#E20000
#FFFFFF
Mood
Energetic, Determined
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The poster is divided horizontally into two main sections: a red upper section and a gold lower section. The red section features stylized black Japanese charac”

dramasports
Key Elements
Clear Bottle
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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